Earlier, ANZ customers complained that they had been unable to transfer or withdraw money.

The technology outage caused an angry response from customers. Some complained they could not do their Christmas shopping, pay bills or withdraw money.

“WOW ANZ... with all of the money you make every year, you would think that you would stop this thing from happening," Raylene posted on ANZ’s Facebook page. “After all it is OUR money so we should be able to access."

Another customer, Kirsten, wrote: “My plans for today have gone kaput because I can’t get money. I hope it’s resolved soon."

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Other customers were less critical and said they were satisfied that the bank had communicated the problem and was trying to fix it.

ANZ’s problems follow an ATM glitch on Saturday for the RediATM network. Customers said money was deducted from their accounts, despite an error message appearing on the ATM screens declaring the transaction had failed.

National Australia Bank
, which has a partnership with RediATM, advised its customers to use NAB ATMs. NAB does not operate the RediATMs.

The big banks have experienced major technology outages periodically over recent years and the Reserve Bank of Australia has been trying to address the lack of innovation in the payments system.